Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Baltimore.
Baltimore’s highest-paid city employee is police sergeant charged with assaulting bystander
A police sergeant who is charged with assault, false imprisonment and misconduct was the highest-paid Baltimore city employee during the last fiscal year.
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Baltimore IT director who went on leave after ransomware attack is no longer employed with the city
Frank Johnson, the Baltimore IT director who went on leave in September, is no longer employed with the city. City Council members criticized Johnson for his role during the ransomware attack on city computers.
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City Council amends proposed plastic bag ban to allow for continued use of thicker bags
A City Council committee sided with retailers and against environmentalists in amending a proposed ban on plastic bags so that it only applies to particularly thin bags.
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Councilman proposes requiring elected leaders to disclose their firms’ clients
City Councilman Ryan Dorsey has proposed legislation that would require elected leaders to disclose clients of their private businesses, a reform he said "closes the loophole” in city financial disclosure law following the scandal involving former Mayor Catherine Pugh.
Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.
County raises legal age to buy tobacco products to 21
The Baltimore County Council voted Monday to approve County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s proposal to increase the legal age for tobacco product sales in Baltimore County from 18 to 21 years old.
Read the full story on CBS Baltimore.
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